[Retros] Codex of Chess Composition (was: 50 moves rule)

[Otto Janko]

Thomas Maeder wrote:


> Nothing was changed in Wagningen. It was decided to postpone decisions to

> next year's meeting to allow delegates to consult with their countries'

> composers.


Thomas, unfortunately this does answer my question. When has the current
codex at http://www.sci.fi/~stniekat/pccc/codex.htm been approved, and which
was the codex before the current codex? And the codex before? Obviously,
there were codexes around since 1959:


> The Piran Codex was officially approved and came in

> force on the XXX FIDE Congress in Luxemburg, Sept. 1959.


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- Otto Janko [mailto:otto at janko.at] [http://www.janko.at]
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> [mailto:retros-bounces at janko.at] On Behalf Of Thomas Maeder

> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 7:25 PM

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> Subject: Re: [Retros] 50 moves rule

> 

> Otto Janko wrote:

> > 

> > For example, the current codex at

> > 

> > http://www.sci.fi/~stniekat/pccc/codex.htm

> > 

> > does not even have a publication date - the page "last 

> updated" in February 

> > 1999, but there is a chapter "Proposed amendments 

> (Wageningen 2006)". When 

> > has this codex agreed, and which codex was valid until then?

> 

> 

> Thomas Maeder wrote to this list (20.12.2006):

> >

> >> I found online a copy of the PCCC Codex, prior to the 

> Wageningen meeting

> >> of this year:

> >> 

> >> http://www.sci.fi/~stniekat/pccc/codex.htm#b22

> >> 

> >> This contains various proposed amendments. Has anyone got 

> a copy of the 

> >> revised Codex agreed at Wageningen that they can circulate please?

> > 

> > Nothing was changed in Wagningen. It was decided to 

> postpone decisions to

> > next year's meeting to allow delegates to consult with 

> their countries'

> > composers.

> > 

> > The online text minus the "Proposed Amendments" part is the 

> current Codex.

> 

> -- 

> Thomas

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